Science Is Constantly Evolving
Discover the latest in climate change and evolution education news.
About two thirds of Americans overall realize that most scientists think that global warming is occurring and that it is caused by human activities, according to a new poll from Gallup. But the partisan polarization of opinion on climate change continues to be clear. Gallup suggests, "With Trump…
Misunderstandings and willful denial about our changing climate have had real impacts on policy decisions, and the consequences of our inability or unwillingness to act are real. Just last week we got news that Easter Island is eroding due to rising sea levels. It can be tempting to oversimplify…
NCSE is seeking to hire one or two part-time summer interns to work on science education activism projects, with a particular focus on either climate change education or evolution education. This is a unique opportunity for someone with a science background to learn about science advocacy to…
The eminent physicist Stephen Hawking died on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76, according to The New York Times (March 14, 2018). He was, as the Times's obituary explains, "his generation's leader in exploring gravity and the properties of black holes, the bottomless…
Duane Jeffery, a former member of NCSE's board of directors, a member of its advisory council, and professor emeritus of biology at Brigham Young University, is to be honored with the National Science Teachers Association's Presidential Citation for 2018, according to a March 13, 2018, press…
The distinguished biologist John Sulston died on March 6, 2018, at the age of 75, according to the Guardian (March 9, 2018). Sulston shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Sydney Brenner and Robert Horvitz for their work on the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans…
NCSE's annual report for 2017 is now available (PDF) on NCSE's website. The report briefly reviews recent challenges to the integrity of science education, discusses the national expansion of the Science Booster Club and the new initiatives planned by the NCSEteach program, and ends with a…
One of NCSE’s most important jobs is keeping an eye on statehouses across the country for the introduction of bills that would allow, encourage, or even require teachers to teach scientifically inaccurate information in their science classrooms. On average, between half a dozen and a dozen such…
NCSE is seeking to hire a Director of Communications. The full-time position involves providing the strategic vision for NCSE's external communications and enhancing the organization's effectiveness by promoting its work to diverse audiences, including members, the media, education and…